7 killed, 85 injured in Afghan truck bomb blast

7 killed, 85 injured in Afghan truck bomb blast

KABUL, Aug. 4, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security force members inspect the site of a blast in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2019. At least two people were killed and four others injured as a blast rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah/IANS)

Kabul, Sep 19 (IANS) At least 7 people were killed and 85 injured due to a truck bomb explosion near a government hospital in Afghanistan's Zabul province on Thursday, officials said.

The blast took place at around 6 a.m. and a number of office buildings and houses were severely damaged, TOLO News reported.

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) office is also located close to the hospital but officials say no NDS employee was killed or injured in the incident.

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast and said the target was the NDS office.

--IANS

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